You can play dozens of “What if?” games with any team and see how the NFL Draft played out for them.
The San Francisco 49ers' 2021 trade sticks out like a sore thumb. On Day 3, they made another trade for a running back who didn’t make it to Year 2—one spot in front of wide receiver Nico Collins.
Before Ricky, there was Drake
Fast-forward one season, and the 49ers mimicked what they did at receiver in the 2024 draft, just along the defensive line. Dee Ford played fewer than 250 snaps for the third season in a row.